Firmwide

Ranked No. 65 on the 2007 NLJ 250 Survey.
Ranked No. 46 on The American Lawyer's 2006 AmLaw 100
Ranked No. 15 for pro bono work in 2007, according to The American Lawyer
Named as one of the 2008 “Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.
Named a 2008 Best Law Firm for Women by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers.
Named a 2008 Top Company for Women by PINK magazine.

Named as one of the 2008 “Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity” by Multicultural Law Magazine.

Named as one of the 2008 “Top 100 Law Firms for Women” by Women 3.0 Magazine.

Received global recognition in the 2006 Practical Law Company (PLC) Global 50 in the areas of competition/antitrust, corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, intellectual property, life sciences and private equity/venture capital.
The 2005/2006 edition of Asia Pacific Legal 500 named three Heller Ehrman attorneys among the region’s "leading individuals.”
Heller Ehrman was ranked one of the top 25 law firms for women by Diversity & the Bar

Attorney/Practice Recognition

Chambers & Partners recognized 41 of Heller Ehrman's attorneys as leading lawyers in their respective practices in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Heller Ehrman also received 23 practice recognitions.
Woodward/White recognized 39 Heller Ehrman attorneys in its 2006 annual publication, The Best Lawyers in America.
Two firm attorneys among California's Top 75 women litigators by Daily Journal (2008)
Three firm attorneys among California's Top 30 securities litigators by Daily Journal (2005)
Heller Ehrman is recommended by The Asia Pacific Legal 500 for their practices in Hong Kong Equity Capital Markets, Corporate (including M&A) and Dispute Resolution; and Singapore Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions. Heller Ehrman was also recommended for its China Corporate/Foreign Direct Investment capabilities, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property. Michael Phillips was recognized as a “leading individual” in the Capital Markets practice. Martin Downey and David Hall-Jones were “leading individuals” in the Construction practice.

Corporate Rankings

Ranked 22^nd for the third quarter of 2007 and among the top 25 U.S. law firms for 2006 in Thomson Financial's survey of M&A transactions
Ranked fifth in 2005 and 10th in 2006 among PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) issuer counsel by PrivateRaise.com
Ranked in Top Ten for U.S. issuer-side IPO representation from 2000 through 2006 by IPO Vital Signs
Ranked fifth nationally among law firms in raising capital for venture-backed companies in 2006 by Venture Capital Analyst/Dow Jones VentureOne
Ranked eighth nationally among asset-backed securities legal advisors in 2006 by Thompson Financial
Ranked sixth as Issuer Legal Advisor for global IPOs by U.S. issuers in 2006 by Thompson Financial
Ranked third nationally among law firms in raising capital for healthcare and technology clients in 2006 by Venture Capital Analyst/Dow Jones VentureOne.